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February 2019
Towards a Common Food Policy for the EU
The policy reform and realignment that is required to build sustainable food systems in Europe
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In order to achieve the transition to sustainable food systems, the EU must work towards a Common Food Policy: an integrated food policy setting the direction of travel for the whole food system, bringing together the various sectoral policies that affect food production, processing, distribution, and consumption.
This Common Food Policy vision draws on the collective intelligence of more than400 farmers, food entrepreneurs, civil society activists, scientists and policymakers consulted through a three-year process of research and deliberation. The major report advocates for significant shifts in the goals of EU policy, including:
- Ensuring access to land, water, and healthy soils;
- Rebuilding climate-resilient, healthy agro-ecosystems;
- Promoting sufficient, healthy and sustainable diets for all;
- Building fairer, shorter, and cleaner supply chains;
- Putting trade in the service of sustainable development.
An integrated food policy can reclaim public policy for the public good, rebuild public confidence in the European project, and put the EU on track to meet the SDGs and the Paris Climate Agreement.
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